A Whole Lot of Lovin' and Way Too Much Pie!

   While preparing for my pie tasting, I watched a lot of "Pushing Daisies".  For those of you who are not familiar, PD was a short lived show about a pie maker who could wake the dead.  I would highly recommend it to anyone.  Because I watched so many episodes recently, a quote from Olive Snook (the Pie Hole waitress) popped right into my head when I decided to detail the Eye on the Pie tasting.
    So here's the... " Poop. The scoop, the skinny, the haps, the dealio, the 411. PI lingo."  The pie tasting was a huge success for the ten, count them, people who attended.  I don't say this to make anyone feel bad.  I realize that everyone else has their own lives and they may not revolve around pie or... me. And,  I have politely declined a party or two in my time.  So I get it, I do.  But the stars did not align on the fateful eve and I made way, way, way, too much pie for this particular pie shindig.
   Enough on the startling lack of participation, let's talk detail. I did indeed make the eight pies that I listed in the previous post.  They all turned out well.  Although, as a whole, I preferred the savory pies.  My favorite pie filling was the Thai red curry with bison.  This pielet was fantabulous!  The filling consisted of ground bison, potato, red curry paste, coconut milk and a few miscellaneous spices.  It was a very tasty twist on the traditional meat pie.  The bacon and mushroom pie was wonderful, as well.  And as promised, the chicken chorizo and sweet potato was very good.
   The sweet pies, oh the sweet pies... The pie tasters seemed to have differing opinions about their favorites.  Once again, these all turned out well.  I thought the cherry pie was yummy ( The alcohol added a nice layer of flavor. So did the raspberries I snuck in there.).  But, my favorite of the sweet treats was the blackberry pielet.  There is something to be said about the simplicity of this filling. As Martha Stewart says, "It's a good thing."
   Another good thing that came out of the pie tasting was leftovers.  Last night, I wrapped up the whole pielets and popped them in the freezer.  I think I am going to be really happy about having pielets in storage.  When it is cold outside, and snow is on the ground.  Just knowing I have a little pie in the freezer waiting to be packed in my lunch will make me happy.  See, that is good thing.  Oh Martha, you are so right about a lot, but you still had to go to prison.
   Now, I am ready to move on to a full sized pie.  I am thinking - salty caramel apple.  One big pie.  And I might be willing to share.  But, only if you are nice to me.  Think it's worth it?